Fanny Alaux nee Françoise Virginie Liégeois (April 17, 1797 – January 19, 1880) was a French artist known for her painting and drawing.
Fanny Alaux | |
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| Born | Françoise Virginie Liégeois April 17, 1797 Paris, France |
| Died | January 19, 1880[1] Paris |
Biography
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Alaux married the painter Jean Alaux,[2] with whom she formed part of dynasty of Alaux painters. She showed in the Salons of 1839 to 1841.[3] In 1841, she presented six pastel portraits.[3][4]
Works
edit- United States
- French embassy, Washington: Marie-Antoinette-Thérèse, princesse des Asturies (1784-1806).[5]
- France
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs et du Design, Bordeaux :
- Portrait de femme, 1839, pastel (inv. 58.1.952);
- Portrait de Pierre-Simon Jullien, 1842, pastel (inv. 58.1.1004);
- Portrait de Pauline Laurent, 1838, pastel (inv. 58.1.4354);
- Portrait de Thermidor Laurent, 1842, pastel (inv. 58.1.4355).
- Musée de l'Histoire de France (Versailles) : Pierre-Antoine-Victor de Lanneau de Marey (1758-1830), commissioned by Louis-Philippe for the historical museum of Versailles in 1840.[6]
- Location unknown
- Portrait d'une femme au ruban, 1839, presumed work, portrait of de Madame Frédéric Louis Tattet (1768-1861).
References
edit- ^ Lavigne, Hubert (1881). ... État civil d'artistes français: billets d'enterrement ou de décès depuis 1823 jusqu'à nos jours (in French). Baur.
- ^ Monniotte, Sylvie (1999). Les noms de famille du Sud-Ouest (in French). Archives & culture. ISBN 978-2-911665-26-4.
- ^ a b Meyer, Julius (1872). Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon (in German). Engelmann.
- ^ "Salon de 1841, dessins, aquarelles et pastels". L'Artiste: 347. 1841.
- ^ Base Joconde: Marie-Antoinette-Thérèse, princesse des Asturies (1784-1806), French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Joconde: Pierre-Antoine-Victor de Lanneau de Marey (1758-1830), French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
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